Online Dhamma Talks

Zoom meetings are one way to encourage some people to contemplate the Dhamma and it’s practice together.

The live-streams are recorded and then shared on the YouTube channel later.  This section of our website links to these uploads directly, and the subjects which were discussed are presented clearly alongside each link, so that you can identify and listen to subjects of particular interest to you. ​

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Latest livestream recording - 09 March 2022

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Questions

Q1:The recent war in Ukraine has caused much suffering to many people, with many negative effects on the rest of the world. Can Ajahn share some of your thoughts?

​How should we look at such events in the world, and how can one reflect from the perspective of Dhamma?

Q2: If we ask someone to read out a list to assist in recollecting one’s good deeds when approaching death, is this actually wholesome or skillful? The person seems to be asking for something in return? I thought that one should not attach to one’s own good deeds after it has been done? Seeking your teaching and clarification if I am on the right track. 

Q3: Kindly explain to a layman Iike me very slowly… what is conditioned… and what is unconditioned. 

Q4:How does one get rid of self? I understand that fear, conceit, ego are all related to this self, and I noticed these attachment to self every now and then in daily life and it brings up so much unwholesome qualities in the mind. May I know how can one progress in getting rid of the attachment to self?

Q5:Can you talk about awareness meditation?

Q6: Is it a waste of time to ponder about the characteristics of the citta/mind? Can the contemplation of mind help in the process of reaching liberation?

Q7: How do we explain the growth of the human population in terms of kamma? At the time of the Buddha there were not billions of humans on this planet. How can the explosion in population be explained? Are more beings evolving gradually and moving from the lower realms into the human realm? Are fewer humans moving down into the lower realms (animals, ghost realms)? Does this mean that the collective karma of humans is getting better and more beings have access to the human realm?

Asking for Three Refuges and Five Precepts

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Livestream recordings of the zoom gatherings with all the details on all the topics discussed and the questions answered in recent gatherings.

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Month by month recordings of all Dhamma Talks with details on the topics discussed and the questions answered since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. 

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If you are a subscriber to this website and would like to join the virtual gatherings:

Please contact Joyce Lim, mention that you are a subscriber of this website and request the password and ID. If there is space available, you will need to download the zoom app. The free version is good enough. Please write your name and country in your user name so that we can see where people are joining in from. Questions or subjects to be covered in a follow up session can be asked via the chat function on the Zoom app once you’ve logged into the actual session.

​Ajahn Achalo Bhikkhu